The 2016 election results are prompting many questions about the future of the Affordable Care Act. While there is uncertainty about these changes in political leadership, a few things are clear now that advocates, assisters, and most importantly, consumers, need to know.

Learn the steps you should take before you go to your state’s health insurance marketplace to shop for and compare plans and choose the best plan for you and your family. Includes directions in English and Spanish.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced plans to implement a pilot project in 2017 that could change the enrollment process for some consumers seeking health coverage through special enrollment periods (SEPs). While details of the proposed pilot project are not finalized, Families USA is concerned that these changes could ultimately lead to fewer people enrolling in coverage.

Exchange directors, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and insurers have an enormous opportunity to help consumers choose the plan that is right for them and make the enrollment process more efficient by improving the display of plan information on marketplace websites.

When people leave prison or jail, helping them get health care is critical to ensuring they reenter their communities as seamlessly as possible. To help connect this population to health coverage, both Maryland and New York are proposing innovative ideas that have not been pursued in any other state.

When people enter the criminal justice system, states can suspend their Medicaid coverage. This is smart policy that makes it easier for people leaving incarceration to obtain quick access to health care.

Consumers have opportunities to enroll in health coverage 365 days a year, but many don’t know about it. Summer is an ideal time to find consumers who qualify for special enrollment periods (SEPs). Wedding season is in full swing, grad caps have been tossed, diplomas are in hand, and those all-nighters in the library finally paid off.

In addition to enrolling consumers in marketplace insurance, assisters can serve another valuable role: helping consumers register to vote. Applications for health coverage, whether through HealthCare.gov and state-based marketplaces, provide clients with access to voter registration, which makes it easy for assisters to help people register to vote. Here’s what assisters should know about voter registration and how they can help consumers navigate this process.